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Slaughter Pen Farm
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Slaughter Pen Farm

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.
Weston, Massachusetts

Golden Ball Tavern

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.
Rohwer Heritage Site sign
Tillar, Arkansas

Rohwer Heritage Site

Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.
Bullet hole in the decorative panel on the external door.
Helsinki, Finland

Bullet Holes in the National Museum of Finland

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum
Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.
Some archaeologically-excavated firepower on the front porch.
Askifou, Greece

War Museum Askifou

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.
RTO Relief at Tokyo Station.
Tokyo, Japan

R.T.O. Relief

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.
Mucklestone Anvil
Mucklestone, England

Mucklestone Church Anvil

Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.
Paul Revere Capture Site
Lincoln, Massachusetts

Paul Revere Capture Site

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Front of the church.
La Fatarella, Spain

The Hermitage of la Mare de Deu del Carme

The bell that resides above this small chapel is actually a converted bomb.
Other cannons inside the castle.
Westford, Massachusetts

Morro Castle Trophy Cannon

An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.
MiG-21 BIS on Verkkokauppa
Helsinki, Finland

MiG-21 BIS on Verkkokauppa

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
Carlow Military Museum
Carlow, Ireland

Carlow Military Museum

Curated by a small staff of veterans, the Carlow Military Museum valiantly provides a personal perspective on over 800 years of Irish history.
Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve Burial Site
South Elgin, Illinois

Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve Burial Site

The final resting place of two unknown soldiers.
Adem Jashari's house
Prekaz, Kosovo

Memorial Complex Adem Jashari

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.
Mongol warriors often had three or four horses each to maintain the army's fast pace. Soldiers preferred riding mares for their nutrient-rich milk.
military history

Did Khutulun and Other Warrior Women Actually Fight in the Mongol Army?

From wielding lethal bows to commanding troops, the female soldiers of the Central Asian steppe were formidable foes.
Sarah Durn July 12, 2022
This plaque reads "Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the instrument of formal surrender of Japan to the allied powers was signed thus bringing to a close the second world war. The ship at that time was at anchor in Tokyo bay"
Honolulu, Hawaii

Site of the Japanese WWII Surrender

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
Motts Military Museum
Groveport, Ohio

Motts Military Museum

A unique collection of military history dating back to the American Revolution.